How to apply for Internet number resources

Please use the tables below to find out which APNIC-delegated resources you may be eligible for.

If you have concerns about the current criteria or other APNIC policies that may affect your eligibility, you can propose changes to APNIC policy. For more information, see the policy development process.

Please note: Changes to APNIC's policies occurred on 4 August 2008. The policy proposals that were implemented were:

The policy documents that have been affected are:

IPv4

Criteria More information Request form
Allocation of /22 or greater
  • Have used a /24 from upstream or need a /24 immediately
  • Have a plan to use a /23 within a year
  • Commit to renumber into the new address space within one year
 Policies for IPv4 address space management in the Asia Pacific region Initial request Ongoing request
Experiment documented in
  • experimental RFC
  • alternative publication approved by APNIC
 Experimental allocations policy Please contact helpdesk@apnic.net for more information.
Assignment
Assignments of /24 or more can be made to:
  • IXPs
  • Critical infrastructure
 Policies for IPv4 address space management in the Asia Pacific region Initial request Ongoing request
Assignments of any size can be made if you are multihomed Policies for IPv4 address space management in the Asia Pacific region Initial request Ongoing request

IPv6

Criteria More information Request form
Allocation of /32 or greater
  • Should not be an end site
 IPv6 address allocations and assignments Initial request
Experiment documented in
  • experimental RFC
  • alternative publication approved by APNIC
 Experimental allocations policy Please contact helpdesk@apnic.net for more information.
Assignment
Assignments of /48 or more can be made to IXPs Eligibility for an APNIC portable assignment Initial request Ongoing request
Maximum assignment of /32 per operator if you operate critical infrastructure IPv6 address allocations and assignments Initial request Ongoing request

AS numbers

Criteria More information Request form
The organisation:
  • should be multihomed, or will be soon
  • has a single, clearly defined routing policy that is different from the organisation's upstream routing policies
 Autonomous System Number management in the Asia Pacific region Initial request Ongoing request